Meaning
to sedate, quell
- to administer a sedative to calm or put someone to sleep
- to quell, appease, or bring under control (disturbances, emotions)
In a sentence
I medici hanno dovuto sedare il paziente prima dell'intervento.
The doctors had to sedate the patient before the surgery.
La polizia è riuscita rapidamente a sedare la rissa in piazza.
The police managed to quickly quell the brawl in the square.
Questi farmaci non bastano a sedare completamente l'ansia.
These medications are not enough to completely soothe the anxiety.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sedare | infinitive |
| sedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| seda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sedate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sedano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sedavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sedavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sedava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sedavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sedavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sedavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sedai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sedasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sedò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sedammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sedaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sedarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sedino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sedassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sedassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sedasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sedassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sedaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sedassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| seda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sedate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sedando | gerund |
| sedato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used both medically (to sedate a patient) and figuratively (to quell a riot or panic).